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GRAIN BINDING HARVESTER. No; 348,353. Patented Aug. 31, 1886.

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GRAIN BINDING HARVESTER. No. 348,353. Patented Aug. 31 1886.

WITNESSES INVE-NTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. SEIBERLING, OF-AKRON, OHIO.

GRAIN-BINDING HARVESTER.

EiPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,353, dated August31, 1886.

Application filed September 14, l8S5.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN F. SEIEERLING, of Akron, county of Summit, andState of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement inGrain-Binding Harvesters, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,making part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of grainbinding harvesters whichemploy an elevator to take the grain from the discharging end of thegrain-platform or platform-carrier up to the binding mechanism, locatedat the upper end of said elevator, and ordinarily on the opposite sideof the driving-wheel from the platform-carrier; and it consists inproviding the elevator with a joint and hinging one part of the framethereof to the otherin such manner as to adapt the part to which thebinding mechanism is connected to fold or partially fold over upon theother, carrying the binding mechanism with it, and in hinging the binderframe or support to said elevator, for permitting the machine to becontracted in width, and adapting it to pass through gates or narrowlanes or ways.

It further consists in the means for effecting the adjustment of andsupporting the binder, in the arrangement of the endless drive chain inconnection with the jointed elevator for driving the latter andpermitting its being folded, and in the arrangement in connection withthe jointed elevator of the means for driving the reel, as hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a rear elevation of somuch of the machine as is necessary to show my improvement. Fig. 2 isalso a rear elevation with a hinged brace added, and showing theelevator folded for transportation; Fig. 3, a side elevation, taken fromthe stubble side, of the construction shown in Fig. 2; Fig. 4, a rearole-- vation, partly broken away, showing the binder in workingposition. Fig. 5 represents a vertical section through the elevator;Fig. 6, a front elevation; Fig. 6, a front elevation of some of theparts, showinga modification in the means for supporting the foldedelevator and binder; Fig. 7, a front view, and Fig.

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8, a side elevation, of the adjusting-windlass and its support,enlarged.

A A indicate the harvester-frame timbers; B, the driving-wheel; O O O,an upright framework on the main frame, giving additional support tovarious parts of the machine, and D D an elevator-frame, within whichare mounted rollers d d d 11", carrying the upper and lower elevatorbelts or aprons, E and F. O of the upright framework, referred to,indicates a plank extending over the elevator near its lower end, fromfront to rear, and forming a support for the seat-standard and seat,also for the driver s feet.

The parts above referred to, except in particulars hereinafterspecified, may be of any usual or preferred construction andarrangement.

The elevatorframe is divided at or near the center of its length, andthe two parts D and D are connected at their adjoining-ends by pivots aa, passing through lapping ears on straps b 11, secured to the front andrear bars of the two parts. The ends of the frame-bars below theconnecting-pivots are made to abut, one against the other, when theelevator is in working position; but above said pivots the ends arebeveled or cut away, forming a V- shaped opening between them when insuch position, permitting the outer or upper end of the frame to befolded up into vertical position for transportation.

The elevator-apron rollers arearranged in a manner similar to those inmachines where the elevator-frame is not divided or jointed, and toprevent sagging of the apron between the carrying-rollers suitableledges or ribs, I) b", are formed upon or secured to the inner faces ofthe longitudinal or front and rear framebars thereof, said ledgesserving to guide and uphold the edges of the aprons. The V-shapedopening referred to is bridged by means of rods 0, pivoted at one end tothe inner face of the elevator, as explained, and also to uphold theupper portion of the upper apron when the parts are in operativeposition. The outer upright frame-posts, G are set inclining inwardtoward the elevator, and are extended,

as shown, the ends thereof being adapted to enter sockets in the lowerends of socket-pieces pieces F are secured to the lower ends of bars F,attached to the front and rear frame-bars of the upper or hinged part ofthe elevator, and the outer or lower ends of said bars F are connectedby a longitudinal bar, F, to which are secured two arms or brackets, fand f, having perforated ears at their outer ends, in which is secured acylindrical rod or pipe, f serving as a pivotal support for thebinderframe. The latter consists of two or more transverse bars, 9 g,pivoted attheir inner ends to or by: means ofthe rod f, and rigidlyconnected at their outer ends to the needleshaft sleeve G of thebinder-gear standard G, which atits upper end has-a-second sleeve, G",formed upon it, in which the k-notter-actuating shaft is mounted orhas-its bearings. The needleshaft h, carrying the needle h, is mountedinbearings in the sleeve G, and the inclined and slotted bindertable H,through which the needle works, is supported'on the bars gand g andsleeve G in any suitable manner.

The sleeve G, in'which the knotter-actu-ating shaft is mounted,isprovided with lugs or ears 1' and i, from which converging arms orbraces i and i extend to a longitudinal bar, I, which in practice servesto uphold a packing mechanism of any usual or preferred form. Theknotter-actuating shaft carries on its rear end the usualor anypreferred form of knotter-actuating cam and gear-wheel (indicated at j)and a buudle-discharging arm, j, connected therewith.

Kis a longitudinally-arranged shaft mounted in suitable bearings on themain frame, and which in practice is geared to and actuated from themain drive-wheel in any suitable manner. This shaft has upon its rearend a sprocket-wheel, (indicated at 7a,) from which motion is impartedto an endless drivingchain, K, extending around a sprocket-wheel, k, onthe rear end of the shaft of' the inner roller of the platform-carrier,and up over a similar wheel, 76*, on the rear end of the upper roller ofthe lower elevator-apron, as shown. In the movement outward of thedriving-chain in the lower portion of itspath said chain passesover aguiding sprocketwheel, 16, mounted on a stud-shaft, Z, located near thepivot or hinge in theelevatorframe, an arrangement permitting thefolding of the elevator without materially disturbing the relation ordistance apart of the sprocketwheels, andpermittingthe adjustment of thehinged portionof the elevator'withoutnecessitating the removal ordestroying the relation of the driving-chain thereto. The shaft of theupper roller of the lower elevator-apron has a sprocket wheel or pulley,m, fast on its forward end, and a driving chain or belt (indicated at m)passes around said wheel, and a similar wheel,

ward standard, 0, as shown in Fig. 6. upper elevator canvasor apron maybe driven W, on a stud-shaft, n, secured to the elevatorframe near itsjoint. Thewheelm has a bevelwheel, m, secured to and rotating withit,from which motion is imparted to a similar wheel,

m, fast on one end of a short transverse shaft,

anism a Windlass or equivalent mechanism is employed, and is shown-withits shaft journaled ina bearing-bracket, O, secured to the forward post,0 and provided with a ratchetdisk,-P,'.with which a pawl, 19, pivoted-tothe bracketO, engages for holdingthe shaft or drum at the desiredadjustment. The shaft p is provided with a crank-arm, P, for operatingit, and a cord or chain, (1, extends from the shaft or drum to an arm orlug, 1', on the binder-frame, or to a hinged brace, B, when the latteris used, if preferred. is pivoted at its inner lowcr end to a lug or Thebrace R ear, 1", on the main frame, and to a similar lug or ear,- 1", ion the lower face of the binderframe, and serves to guide the movementand steady the latter, and a pin,s,inserted through the post 0, andunder or through the brace, serves to hold the binder-frame when theelevator is folded-and thebinder raised for trans portation.

\Vhen in positionfor use, the outer end of the binder frame is supportedin a fork or semi-cylindrical socket in an outwardly-inclined standard,S, and when raised for transportationit maybe supported by the pin andhinged brace It, as explained, or by the windlass and ratchet and pawl,as shown, or whenthe brace R is dispensed with by means of asocket-piece, t, on the under side of the binder-frame, engaging theupper end of the for- The through a chain andsuitable sprocket-wheelsfrom the roller-shaft of the lower canvas, and the binding mechanism mayin practice be geared to and driven from the shaft K in any suitablemanner.

Having now described my invention, I claim as new 1. In a'self-bindingharvesting-machine, an

elevator-frame connected to the harvestervD-D and the binding apparatus,the latter being connected to the elevator near the upper end byflexible connections, to allow it to be IIO adjusted to its support whenfolded for transportation, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the hinged elevator, the binder connected to theupper end of the said elevator, the hinged brace or support R, and themain frame, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the jointed elevator, the binder connected to saidelevator near the upper end thereof, the hinged support or brace R, themain frame, and the stationary standards or posts 0 0 substantially asdescribed.

5. The combination of the hinged elevator, the posts 0" C and thesockets or supports F F, connected to the elevator near the upper endthereof and arranged to rest on the ends of said posts when the machineis in operation, substantially as described.

6. The elevator composed of two hinged sections and the binder-tableattached thereto, in combination with the drive-chain, drivepulley 7:,arranged near the rear pivot of the elevator-hinge for adapting theelevator and binder to be folded without removing the drive-chain,substantially as described.

7. The combination of the jointed elevatorsides and the pivoted andsliding bars 0, or their equivalents, for bridging the gap in theelevator-sides and guiding the elevator-belts over said gap,substantially as described.

8. The combination of the jointed elevator and the binder, the joint inthe elevator-frame located near the center of the length of theelevator, the two sections of the elevator being connected by hinges,permitting the elevator,

with the binder attached, to be folded, substantially as described.

9. In a harvesting-machine, a hinged elevator having a binder mechanismconnected to it near its upper end and adapted to fold or move with saidends, substantially as described, in combination with the chain andwindlass or their equivalents, for the purpose stated.

10. The combination of the hinged elevator, the binder connected to theelevator near the upper end thereof, the hinged support R, and the chainand Windlass for moving the binder toafolded position, substantially asdescribed.

11. The combination, with the jointed sections of the elevator, of thesprocket-wheel m on the end of the canvas roller-shaft, and thesprocket-wheel m arranged at or near the joint in theelevator,substantiall y as described.

12. The combination, with the jointed sections of the elevator, of thesprocket-wheel m on the end of the upper canvas roller-shaft, thesprocket m" at or near the elevator-hinge, the bevel-wheels m and m",the sprocket-wheel of, and sprocket-wheel if on the reel-shaft, arrangedfor joint operation, substantially as shown and described. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 9th day ofSeptember, A. I). 1885.

JOHN F. SEIBERLING. \"itnesses:

A. W. PEARSON, HOWARD E. SEARS.

